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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

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Philippe Clement

Finding space behind opponents' defence

During this session, we’re looking for coordinated, opposite runs between players to create the space behind the defence without being of...

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Scott Lindsey

Attacking combinations

This session looks at three major attacking actions: first, the underlap, second, the overlap and third, what I call a stick pass.

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Slaven Bilic

The road to Wembley

This session is very general, but not in a negative way. It’s very useful because it helps in all game situations. It’s technical and tac...

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Manisha Tailor

Pivot play and forward running

This session is about encouraging pivot play, with an emphasis on midfield movement.

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Melanie Reay

Creativity in the final third

This session has been designed to make players think about making better decisions and it encourages them to be more ruthless in the fina...

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Adam Thorley

Attacking movement and combination play in the final third

This session is designed to improve the ability to create and exploit space in the final third.

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Mark Robins

Create chances and score goals with attacking transitions

This session creates opportunities for attacking transitions. Every aspect of play will be challenged, including the reaction of the play...

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Paul Hurst

Effective counter-attacking

This session is based on encouraging players to make counter-attacks and it emphasises forward runs and playing forward quickly when poss...

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Joao Nuno Fonseca

Playing behind pressing lines

This session focuses on creating the opportunity to have the ball at our disposal to move or drag the opponent and find the proper spaces ...

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Rob Edwards

Combination play in the final third

This training session is all about encouraging combination play in the final third and it provides the attacking players in our team with ...

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Stephen Robinson

Transitions

This session is a combination of our midfield press transitioning into regaining possession and our forward combination play.

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Stephen Clemence

Attacking patterns against a deep block

This session helps to break down opponents who set up in a deep block against us.

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Joe Edwards

Using overloads to bear pressure

The main purpose of these exercises is to improve the basic habits of the players in possession of the ball.

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David Artell

Creating scoring opportunities from wide areas

This session is all about building relationships in wide areas. The players are given guidelines but they also have lots of freedom to ...

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Sergio Ferreira

Beat the press, unlock the block

This is a specific training session that we use to prepare our players in a week when we’re due to face a team that tries to press really ...

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Emma Hayes

Play around to play through

This session has a focus on attacking strategy and we used it prior to a Champion’s League game. It allows the team to execute our build up ...

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Receiving and combining in crowded areas

This session is all about encouraging players to play with their heads up and to make the most of their opportunities to both pass and ...

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Creating scoring opportunities

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PASSING AND RECEIVING

In this session, technical, physical and social elements combine into a passing and receiving practice that works on all elements of ...

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John Carver

Transition to attack from a low block

This session is all about turning defence into attack from the edge of our own box in a controlled and effective manner.

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Martin Allen

Forward play in and around the box

This session is about creative, quick and inventive forward play in and around the penalty box.

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Keith Curle

Crossing and finishing with combination play

This session is about how quick and measured combination play – in midfield and wide areas – using short and long passing as well as ...

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Mark Robins

Passing Precision

This session combines short and long passing. It’s great for helping players use the ball in small and compacted areas, teaching them when ...

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Antonio Gomez

Pre-match warm-up

This pre-match warm-up helps us include different activities like mobility, active stretching, passing awareness practice, a possession ...

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